
Metro Area Fishing Report – July 21, 2024 – video
Three easy ways to catch summertime bass right now as well as a breakdown on what’s happening right now and what we’re doing to catch fish, plus a walleye update and other current info.

Three easy ways to catch summertime bass right now as well as a breakdown on what’s happening right now and what we’re doing to catch fish, plus a walleye update and other current info.

During late May and through pretty much all of June, bass-fishing action can be expected from dark to dark. As the middle of the summer settles in, that all seems to change.
While there

There is no good excuse for the present no-keeping-of-a-walleye regulation until mid-August on Mille Lacs. Do any of the other “big eight” lakes in Minnesota have such extremist regs?

“Tackle” Terry Tuma suggests using either a green monofilament line when fishing in cloudy water and either green or clear line when fishing in clear water. Fire line is good for aggressive fish with a

Steve Renneberg, owner of Arrowhead Outdoors in Ely, Minn., thinks the recent influx of record-contesting catches of big fish in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness during the past few months is a simple snapshot

It’s nearly August (how can that be?), so it’s the time of year again when we at Outdoor News send out the call for nominations for our Outdoor Leaders Award.
Selecting winners of our

High temperatures recently have increased weed growth in many Minnesota lakes, making it more of a challenge to properly present fishing baits. This is typical for the middle of July, and we again are faced

Minnesota has been selected to host the National Wildlife Federation’s annual meeting in June 2025. The annual meeting brings together representatives from the group’s 52 affiliate state and territorial organizations to discuss and celebrate natural

State conservation and environmental groups – including Minnesota Trout Unlimited – are encouraging the public to comment on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s proposed changes to two feedlot permit rules designed to reduce nitrate pollution
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